Galaxy disks
PC Van der Kruit, KC Freeman - Annual Review of Astronomy …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
The disks of disk galaxies contain a substantial fraction of their baryonic matter and angular
momentum, and much of the evolutionary activity in these galaxies, such as the formation of …
momentum, and much of the evolutionary activity in these galaxies, such as the formation of …
PHANGS–ALMA: Arcsecond CO (2–1) Imaging of Nearby Star-forming Galaxies
AK Leroy, E Schinnerer, A Hughes… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present PHANGS–ALMA, the first survey to map CO J= 2→ 1 line emission at∼ 1''∼ 100
pc spatial resolution from a representative sample of 90 nearby (d≲ 20 Mpc) galaxies that lie …
pc spatial resolution from a representative sample of 90 nearby (d≲ 20 Mpc) galaxies that lie …
The phangs-muse survey-probing the chemo-dynamical evolution of disc galaxies
E Emsellem, E Schinnerer, F Santoro, F Belfiore… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
We present the PHANGS-MUSE survey, a programme that uses the MUSE integral field
spectrograph at the ESO VLT to map 19 massive (9.4< log (M⋆/M⊙)< 11.0) nearby (D≲ 20 …
spectrograph at the ESO VLT to map 19 massive (9.4< log (M⋆/M⊙)< 11.0) nearby (D≲ 20 …
SPARC: Mass models for 175 disk galaxies with Spitzer photometry and accurate rotation curves
F Lelli, SS McGaugh, JM Schombert - The Astronomical Journal, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT We introduce SPARC (Spitzer Photometry and Accurate Rotation Curves): a
sample of 175 nearby galaxies with new surface photometry at 3.6 μm and high-quality …
sample of 175 nearby galaxies with new surface photometry at 3.6 μm and high-quality …
Molecular cloud populations in the context of their host galaxy environments: a multiwavelength perspective
J Sun, AK Leroy, E Rosolowsky, A Hughes… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a rich, multiwavelength, multiscale database built around the PHANGS–ALMA
CO (2− 1) survey and ancillary data. We use this database to present the distributions of …
CO (2− 1) survey and ancillary data. We use this database to present the distributions of …
Giant molecular cloud catalogues for PHANGS-ALMA: methods and initial results
E Rosolowsky, A Hughes, AK Leroy… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present improved methods for segmenting CO emission from galaxies into individual
molecular clouds, providing an update to the cprops algorithms presented by Rosolowsky & …
molecular clouds, providing an update to the cprops algorithms presented by Rosolowsky & …
Cloud-scale molecular gas properties in 15 nearby galaxies
J Sun, AK Leroy, A Schruba… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We measure the velocity dispersion, σ, and surface density, Σ, of the molecular gas in
nearby galaxies from CO spectral line cubes with spatial resolution 45–120 pc, matched to …
nearby galaxies from CO spectral line cubes with spatial resolution 45–120 pc, matched to …
Stellar structures, molecular gas, and star formation across the PHANGS sample of nearby galaxies
M Querejeta, E Schinnerer, S Meidt, J Sun… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
We identify stellar structures in the PHANGS sample of 74 nearby galaxies and construct
morphological masks of sub-galactic environments based on Spitzer 3.6 μm images. At the …
morphological masks of sub-galactic environments based on Spitzer 3.6 μm images. At the …
Molecular gas and star formation in nearby disk galaxies
AK Leroy, F Walter, K Sandstrom… - The Astronomical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We compare molecular gas traced by 12 CO (2–1) maps from the HERACLES survey, with
tracers of the recent star formation rate (SFR) across 30 nearby disk galaxies. We …
tracers of the recent star formation rate (SFR) across 30 nearby disk galaxies. We …
Low-J CO Line Ratios from Single-dish CO Mapping Surveys and PHANGS-ALMA
AK Leroy, E Rosolowsky, A Usero… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We measure the low-J CO line ratios R 21≡ CO (2–1)/CO (1–0), R 32≡ CO (3–2)/CO (2–1),
and R 31≡ CO (3–2)/CO (1–0) using whole-disk CO maps of nearby galaxies. We draw CO …
and R 31≡ CO (3–2)/CO (1–0) using whole-disk CO maps of nearby galaxies. We draw CO …